Away Opens

[Swinger]

Been looking at a few away opens during the last few days.

Just wondering if many of you guys play in any and how far you travel in a day to go to a nice track.

Was looking at the Players Club website and caught eye of the Stiff Salver. Its played over the championship course at 7607yards. Looks like more of a fun event designed to give people a look at a course that is at the top end of tour length but it is only a day before there proper singles open. Anyone played in this before??

http://www.theplayersgolfclub.com/matt/opens.htm

What the deal with the players club too? I was looking on their site and it appears to be seperate from the championship course there. Is it just really exclusive on the championship course?

Got about 3 or 4 opens planned atm but anyother suggestions are welcome.
Would only travel 2 hours from salisbury tops for one day, but a two or three day stay is more flexable.

 

[Smiffy]

I've entered a couple of opens so far. One here on May 2nd...

http://www.hever.co.uk/Home/TheCourses/Championship.aspx

The other here on August 27th....

http://www.worthinggolf.co.uk/

The Hever one is an 18 hole Stableford competition but the Worthing one is a 36 hole medal played over their two courses. Really looking forward to that one because I've never played Worthing before but understand both courses are pretty good.

I would love to play in a few more but as the vast majority of them are on Saturdays, work cocks it up a bit.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I haven't booked any yet but my club pro has invited HTL and I to make up a team for a pro-am in Bicester.

 

[thecraw]

Play as many "away" days as you can, that's my opinion as it develops your game and provides a "different" type of competition than a monthly medal.

Its also a great way of playing courses from their tiger tees for a fraction of the usual green fee.

 

[jammydodger]

I've got about 8 away trips lined up at the moment. I'm toying with the idea of going to St Georges Hill to do their 36 hole scratch open aswell. Only £65 and HID would go down too so we could make a couple of days of it.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I'll have to find some local events to play in I think. The courses are usually superbly set up, the food afterwards is decent and the cost is usually no more expensive than high season green fees.

 

[CliveW]

North of the border we have the "Wee Yellow Book" http://www.weeyellowbook.com/index.php which lists over 1,900 open competitions in all categories and formats. A grat source of Opens and cheap golf at some top courses.

 

[Canfordhacker]

Didn't realise you were in Salisbury. I played the Ferndown open at their festival of golf last year ( in May) and really enjoyed it. Superbcourse in great nick, good price. Check out their website.